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THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



[March, 1904. 



ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 



Cattle ya Percivaliana is a handsome winter-blooming Orchid, though 

 for some reason it does not always expand its flowers as well as could be 

 wished. An inflorescence of a very richly-coloured variety called Mrs. R. le 

 Doux has been sent from the collection of R. le Doux, Esq., West Derby, 

 Liverpool, by Mr. S. Davenport, who states that the plant has six leading 

 growths, and that it received both an Award of Merit and a Cultural. 

 Certificate from the Manchester Orchid Society on February 22nd last. 

 The shape of the flower is good, and the sepals and petals bright rosy lilac, 

 while the front lobe of the lip, in front of the deep orange-yellow disc, is 

 covered with one enormous dark crimson blotch, beyond which is a broad 

 lilac margin. The plant must have been very effective when at its best. 



A beautiful inflorescence of Cattleya Schroederse is sent from the 

 collection of Benj. Scott, Esq., Linden House, Stanwick, Carlisle. Mr. 

 Scott states that it was purchased some three or four years ago among some 

 imported C. Trianse, and has flowered freely with him, though it is 

 obviously something else. The delicate colouring, more crisped flowers, 

 and delicious heliotrope-like fragrance are characteristic of this Cattleya, 

 which is said to grow in a different locality from C. Trianae. It would be 

 interesting to know whether this plant actually came home with C. Trianae 

 ■or got mixed with it afterwards. 



Two good-coloured forms of Laelia anceps are sent from the collection 

 of E. J. Lovell, Esq., Oakhurst, Oxted, by Mr. Jones. They are out of 

 the same pan, but one is considerably darker than the other, and not 

 improbably two distinct plants have got potted up together. A good form 

 of Odontoglossum Andersonianum is also sent, having a yellow ground 

 colour, and numerous dark brown markings. It is accompanied by a good 

 form of O. gloriosum, one of the parents. 



Two fine spotted forms of Paphiopedilum insigne are sent from the 

 ■collection of Captain Twiss, Bridhill House, Limerick, one of them bearing 

 a very strong twin-flowered scape. We do not recognise them, but whether 

 they are identical with any of the numerous spotted forms that have been 

 .named we are unable to say. 



A flower of the large and brilliantly coloured Cattleya Trianae Imperator 

 is sent from the collection of Captain Holford, Westonbirt, Tetbury, by 

 Mr. Alexander. It is of perfect shape, and measures over 6£ inches in 

 expanse, while the petals are over 2\ inches broad. The colour is 

 lilac-rose, with the front of the lip dark purple-crimson, the colour extend- 

 ing so far back in the throat as to nearly obliterate the orange yellow 

 blotch. It is a most beautiful form. 



A fine inflorescence of Phaius Blumei is sent from the collection of Sir 



